Tip 1: (Get A Document)

The LEXSEE® feature retrieves the full text of documents such as cases, Federal Register, and Public Law documents. Below are examples of the LEXSEE® formats:

Case Law
246 app div 2d 682
19 cal 4th 142
134 f3d 817
19 f supp 2d 104
118 s ct 62
514 us 673

Federal Register

56 fed reg 64004

Public Law

101 pl 336

The LEXSTAT® feature retrieves the full text of a code or statute section when you have the citation. Below are examples of the LEXSTAT® formats:

U.S. Code

The format for the Federal Code is as follows:

Format:

x uscs x
(The first x represents the specific title; the second x represents the section)

EXAMPLE:

42 USCS 12101

CFR

You can only use LEXSTAT® to retrieve a particular section of the C.F.R., not to retrieve an entire Part. Please note: Each "Part" in the C.F.R. groups together multiple sections dealing with a single issue.

The format for the Code of Federal Regulation is as follows:

14 CFR 382.23

29 CFR 1910.1030
15 CFR PART 26 APPENDIX B

Shepardize A

Tip 2: (Shepardize)

Shepard’s Citation Formats:

Case Law

246 app div 2d 682
19 cal 4th 142
134 f3d 817
19 f supp 2d 104
118 s ct 62
514 us 673

Statute

U.S. Code

The format for the Federal Code is as follows:

Format:

x uscs x
(The first x represents the specific title; the second x represents the section)

EXAMPLE:

42 USCS 12101

CFR

Format:

14 CFR 382.23

29 CFR 1910.1030
15 CFR PART 26 APPENDIX B

Federal Cases & Administrative Materials

Federal Cases: GENFED;COURTS

Tip 3: (Federal Cases)

Restrict search using document segments.

SEGMENT DESCRIPTIONS

ARGUED-DATE The date the case was ARGUED before the court and/or the date the briefs were SUBMITTED to the court.
argued-date = january 14, 1993
CITE The citation of the case location in a reporter or on the Lexis Service.
cite(1993 u.s. dist. lexis 14224)
CONCURBY The last name(s) of the judge(s) writing the Concur, Concur in part or Concur in part and Dissent in part opinion.
concurby(Souter)
COUNSEL The name of any person or entity representing a party or interest in the case.
counsel(Gerry pre/2 Spence)
COURT The name of the court in which the case was heard.
court(Kansas and Supreme)
COURT-CITE-OFF Court-issued public domain citations.
court-cite-off(4 Cir)
DATE Provides capability to search the DECIDED, FILED and RELEASED dates at the same time. ARGUED-DATE is not searchable with the DATE designation.
date is january 27, 1994
DECIDED-DATE The date the case was DECIDED or oral decision or bench decision was rendered.
decided-date bef march 3, 1993
DISPOSITION The final decision of the court.
disposition(motion denied)
DISSENTBY The last name(s) of the judge(s) writing the Dissent, Dissent in part or Concurring in part and Dissenting in part opinion.
dissentby(Blackmun)
DOC-STATUS Notices concerning the finality of the Opinion.
notice(lexis pagination)
ELEC-CITE-PARA Court-issued electronic citations.
elec-cite-para(6th)
FILED-DATE The date on which the case was filed, docketed, entered, lodged or issued.
filed-date aft 3/3/93
FULL-NAME The complete name and designation of all the parties involved in the case.
full-name(Casey and Pennsylvania)
HEADNOTES Legal issues that are pertinent to the case, as provided by the court.
headnotes(due process)
HISTORY Contains the prior and subsequent history of the case.
history(appealed)
JUDGES Information about the judges of the court hearing the case.
judges(O'Connor)
NAME Provides the ability to search the FULL-NAME and the SHORT-NAME at the same time.
name(Topeka Board of Education)
NOTICE Provides the capability to search on any disclaimers regarding the finality of the opinion and any disclaimers regarding the publication status.
notice(publication)
NUMBER Contains the docket number(s) assigned to the case by the court.
number(86-DR-0038)
OPINIONBY The last name(s) of the judge(s) writing the majority opinion.
opinionby(Rehnquist)
OPINIONS Search OPINION, DISSENT and CONCUR at one time.
opinions(lawnmower w/15 product liability)
PRIOR-HISTORY Information about prior actions occurring in the case.
history(certiorari pre/2 granted)
PUB-STATUS Notices concerning a document's publication status.
notice(rehearing w/2 period)
RELEASED-DATE The date on which the case was made available to the public.
released-date = feb, 1993
SHORT-NAME An abbreviation of the FULL-NAME.
short-name(Matthews)
SUBSEQ-HISTORY Information about subsequent actions in the case.
subseq-history(vacat!)
SYLLABUS A summary of the facts, history of the case and points of law of the case, as provided by the court.
syllabus(unlawful seizure)
WRITTENBY Search OPINIONBY, CONCURBY and DISSENTBY at one time.
writtenby(Smith)

Supreme Court: CONLAW;USLED

Tip 4: (Supreme Court)

Restrict search using document segments.

SEGMENT DESCRIPTIONS

ARGUED-DATE The date the case was ARGUED before the court and/or the date the briefs were SUBMITTED to the court.
argued-date = january 14, 1993
CITE The citation of the case location in a reporter or on the Lexis Service.
cite(1993 u.s. dist. lexis 14224)
CONCURBY The last name(s) of the judge(s) writing the Concur, Concur in part or Concur in part and Dissent in part opinion.
concurby(Souter)
COUNSEL The name of any person or entity representing a party or interest in the case.
counsel(Gerry pre/2 Spence)
COURT The name of the court in which the case was heard.
court(Kansas and Supreme)
COURT-CITE-OFF Court-issued public domain citations.
court-cite-off(4 Cir)
DATE Provides capability to search the DECIDED, FILED and RELEASED dates at the same time. ARGUED-DATE is not searchable with the DATE designation.
date is january 27, 1994
DECIDED-DATE The date the case was DECIDED or oral decision or bench decision was rendered.
decided-date bef march 3, 1993
DECISION Contains a one or two line description of the holdings and law of a case.
DISPOSITION The final decision of the court.
disposition(motion denied)
DISSENTBY The last name(s) of the judge(s) writing the Dissent, Dissent in part or Concurring in part and Dissenting in part opinion.
dissentby(Blackmun)
DOC-STATUS Notices concerning the finality of the Opinion.
notice(lexis pagination)
ELEC-CITE-PARA Court-issued electronic citations.
elec-cite-para(6th)
FILED-DATE The date on which the case was filed, docketed, entered, lodged or issued.
filed-date aft 3/3/93
FULL-NAME The complete name and designation of all the parties involved in the case.
full-name(Casey and Pennsylvania)
HEADNOTES Legal issues that are pertinent to the case, as provided by the court.
headnotes(due process)
HISTORY Contains the prior and subsequent history of the case.
history(appealed)
JUDGES Information about the judges of the court hearing the case.
judges(O'Connor)
NAME Provides the ability to search the FULL-NAME and the SHORT-NAME at the same time.
name(Topeka Board of Education)
NOTICE Provides the capability to search on any disclaimers regarding the finality of the opinion and any disclaimers regarding the publication status.
notice(publication)
NUMBER Contains the docket number(s) assigned to the case by the court.
number(86-DR-0038)
OPINIONBY The last name(s) of the judge(s) writing the majority opinion.
opinionby(Rehnquist)
OPINIONS Search OPINION, DISSENT and CONCUR at one time.
opinions(lawnmower w/15 product liability)
PRIOR-HISTORY Information about prior actions occurring in the case.
history(certiorari pre/2 granted)
PUB-STATUS Notices concerning a document's publication status.
notice(rehearing w/2 period)
RELEASED-DATE The date on which the case was made available to the public.
released-date = feb, 1993
SHORT-NAME An abbreviation of the FULL-NAME.
short-name(Matthews)
SUBSEQ-HISTORY Information about subsequent actions in the case.
subseq-history(vacat!)
SUMMARY Contains an in-depth summarization of the holdings and facts of a case.
SYLLABUS A summary of the facts, history of the case and points of law of the case, as provided by the court.
syllabus(unlawful seizure)
WRITTENBY Search OPINIONBY, CONCURBY and DISSENTBY at one time.
writtenby(Smith)

 

Supreme Court Briefs: CONLAW;BRIEFS

Tip 5: (Supreme Court Briefs)

Restrict search using document segments.

SEGMENT DESCRIPTIONS

ALL-BRIEFS Contains all segments in a case - use for printing to include TABLE OF CONTENTS and AUTHORITY-CITED information.
APPEAL-STATEMENT Contains the name of the court from which the case was appealed.
APPENDIX Contains the Appendix, Exhibits, Addendum, Proof of Service, Certificate of Counsel, and Illustrations or diagrams, if available.
AUTHORITY-CITED Contains a list of sources quoted in the text of the brief.
CITE The citation of the brief location on the Lexis service. cite (1992 U.S. Briefs 123)
COUNSEL Contains the names and addresses of the attorneys filing the brief.
DATE Contains the date on which the brief was filed with the court.
INTEREST Contains the text of the brief.
INTRODUCTION Contains the text of introductory material.
JURISDICTION Contains jurisdictional information.
MOTION Contains the name of the motion for which the brief is filed.
NAME Contains full names of the parties.
NUMBER Contains the docket number assigned to the case.
OPINION Called ARGUMENT -- contains the text of the issues presented to the court.
QUESTIONS Contains text of questions presented in the brief.
STATEMENT Contains text pertaining to the statement of the case.
STATS-INVOLVED Contains lists of laws, rules, statutes, regulations, etc. involved in the cases being briefed.
SUMMARY Contains a summary of the argument.
TABLE-CONTENTS Contains the case Table of Contents.
TERM Contains the term of the court within which the case was argued.
TYPE Identifies the type of brief being filed (e.g., Appellant's Brief, Motion for Leave to File Brief Amicus Curiae on behalf of the State of California). May also include the APPENDIX.

** To print the entire contents of a case, including the Table of Contents and
Authorities Cited segments, use the ALL-BRIEFS segment.

 

EEOC Public Sector Decisions: LABOR;EEOPUB

Tip 6: (Public Sector Decisions)

Restrict search using document segments.

SEGMENT DESCRIPTIONS

AGENCY The Agency segment contains the name of the agency hearing the case.
AGENCY(U.S. EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY COMMISSION)
AGENCY-NO The AGENCT NO segment contains the AGENCY number assigned by the EEOC. This segment will display as part of a group segment. (NUMBER)
AGENCY-NO(Agency No. 93-65923-005)
APPEAL-NO The APPEAL-NO segment contains the Appeal number assigned by the EEOC. This segment will display as part of a group segment (NUMBER).
APPEAL-NO(Appeal No. 01952697)
CITE The Cite segment is a sortable segment that contains the Lexis cite assigned to the document.
CITE(1996 EEOPUB Lexis 100)
DATE The Date segment is a sortable segment that contains the date the document was rendered.
DATE= January 29, 1997
EEOC-NO The EEOC-NO segment contains the EEOC number assigned by the EEOC. This segment will display as part of a group segment(NUMBER).
NUMBER(EEOC-NO)
HEARING-NO The Hearing-No segment contains the hearing number assigned by the EEOC. This segment is part of a group segment (NUMBER).
HEARING-NO(HEARING NO.)
ISSUEDBY The Issuedby segment contains the full names and titles of the EEOC officials issuing the decision.
ISSUEDBY(Ronnie Blumenthal)
MSPB-NO The MSPB-NO segment contains the MSPB number assigned by the EEOC. This segment is part of a group segment (NUMBER).
NUMBER(MSPB-NO)
NAME The Name segment contains the names of the opposing parties involved in the case.
Name(Leonard D. Fair, Jr)
NUMBER The Number segment is a sortable group segment containing the real segments: EEOC-NO, HEARING-NO, MSPB-NO, APPEAL-NO, AGENCY-NO, PETITION-NO, REQUEST-NO.
NUMBER(05950062, 05940557, 01932554, J-87-4075-0)
OPINION The Opinion segment is a text searchable segment that contains the full text of EEOC opinion.
OPINION(Equal Employment Opportunity Commission)
PETITION-NO The Petition-No segment contains the petition number assigned by the EEOC. This segment will display as part of a group segment (NUMBER).
PETITION-NO(Petition no. 04960017)
REQUEST-NO The Request-No segment contains the request number assigned by the EEOC. This segment will display as part of a group segment (NUMBER).
REQUEST-NO(Request No. 05950062)

 

 

EEOC Private Sector Decisions: LABOR;EEOC

Tip 7: (EEOC Private Sector Decisions)

Restrict search using document segments.

SEGMENT DESCRIPTIONS

AGENCY Contains the name of the agency from which it originates.
CITE Contains the citation of the document.
DATE Contains the date of the document.
ISSUEDBY Contains the name of the agency official releasing the decision.
NUMBER Contains the docket number or decision number assigned to the case by the agency.
OPINION Contains the text of the majority opinion.
TEXT Contains the text of the opinion

 

EEOC Compliance Manual: LABOR;EEOMAN

Tip 8: (EEOC Compliance Manual)

Restrict search using document segments.

SEGMENT DESCRIPTIONS

NUMBER Contains the docket number or decision number assigned to the case by the agency.
TEXT Contains the text of the opinion.
TITLE Contains the name of the ruling or other document.

 

U.S. Comptroller General: GENFED;COMGEN

Tip 9: (U.S. Comptroller General)

Restrict search using document segments.

 

SEGMENT DESCRIPTIONS

CITE Contains the citation of the document in a Reporter or on the Lexis service.
cite(1994 us comp gen lexis 645)
COUNSEL The name of any person or entity representing a party or interest in the case.
counsel(perry)
DATE Contains the date of the opinion. Arithmetically searchable.
date is 7/29/94
HEADNOTES Headnotes information, where available.
headnotes(bid W/5 ambiguous)
NAME The full names of the parties in the matter.
name(siems)
NUMBER Contains the docket number of the decision.
number(b 257773)
OFFICE Contains the name of the agency.
office(comptroller general)
OPINION Contains the full text of the decision and any attachments, exhibits or appendices.
opinion(rfp AND small disadvantaged business)
OPINIONBY The last name(s) of the judge(s) writing the majority opinion.
opinionby(berger)